**RECALL** HP / Compaq Laptop Batteries
On June 14th 2016 HP in compliance with government regulation agencies voluntarily recalled laptop batteries that could overheat causing potential fire or burn hazards.
BatteriesĀ that have the potential to be affected by this recall were sold in laptop model including HP ProBook, HP Envy, Compaq Presario and HP Pavilion Notebook Computers sold between March 2013 and August 2015. If you had one of the previously mentioned models or have had your battery replaced by HP during that time frame you can visit HP’s website here to see if your device is included in the recall.
Fore more information regarding the recall program and to learn how to see if your device is affected from HP click here to view recall program details.
Verification is easy and can be done by either running the tool found in the above link or enter in the required information to verify if your model was affected.